From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from cantata.rednote.net ([66.92.170.86]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1A09gv-0004W4-00 for ; Thu, 18 Sep 2003 21:04:09 -0400 Received: from cantata.rednote.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by cantata.rednote.net (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian-6.4) with ESMTP id h8J146fB019670 for ; Thu, 18 Sep 2003 21:04:06 -0400 Received: (from janina@localhost) by cantata.rednote.net (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian-6.4) id h8J145qp019666 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Thu, 18 Sep 2003 21:04:05 -0400 Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 21:04:05 -0400 From: Janina Sajka To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: 16k voices Message-ID: <20030919010405.GD19159@rednote.net> References: <002901c37d09$8b7febe0$0100007f@carolina.rr.com> <000501c37e35$18a83870$6401a8c0@quantum> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <000501c37e35$18a83870$6401a8c0@quantum> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Well, you might be grateful, and you might not be, depending on what else goes down with all the changes involved. I believe Dave Mielke posted on how to go about this on blinux some weeks back--sometime this year. You might want to search that archive for his post. Sina Bahram writes: > From: "Sina Bahram" > > *raises eyebrows* really now? I was under the apparent mistaken > impression that via voice was out of the question for redhat 9. does > anyone else have experience with this? Because I have had very good > exposure to via voice, and personally I have always been satisfied with > via voice's quality, understandability, and clarity. If anyone can help > me install via voice on redhat 9, I would be more than greatful. > > Thanks, > Sina > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca] > On Behalf Of Chris > Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 6:51 AM > To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca > Subject: Re: 16k voices > > > What about trying festival lite? Or even viavoice. > > now, granted, if you are on Redhat, then I understand viavoice to be a > pain to install... matt Campbell did it for me, but he practicly from > what I understood, partially had to recompile the source to match the > kurnel in redhat 9. > > > these are just a few options though that are free. > > > Chris. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sina Bahram" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 11:12 PM > Subject: 16k voices > > > > Hello, I read a few earlier posts on this and other lists about some > > 16k voices availible for linux. I was wondering what would be > > availible, and if 16k voices are truly the highest quality availible > > these days. I must say I am interested in software and not hardware > > solutions and synths. The main constraint being price right now; > > however, I would be open to any advice and information, but I would > > greatily appreciate to know about any 16k voices and which software > > speech packages can support them, and do it with ease and little > > difficulty? > > > > Thanks so much everyone, > > Sina > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175